Portable dispensing device



Aug. 20, 1935. D. H. wATKlNs PORTABLE DISPENSINGl DEVICEv (y Filed March9, 1,934

f (nu Patented Aug. 20, 1935 l 2,011,884 y' n PORTABLE ymsrENsINdDEVICE, f l Davia nwatkins, Chicago111.,assigm to'uue'rf y Service,Inc;,a corperation` of California n Appncatmn March 9, 1934,'seria1'No.714,811

' y 2 Claims. (C1. 225-16)' This invention relates to improvementsinportable refrigerating and dispensingdevices for `use indispensingbeverages such as beer.

It is the objectofthis invention to produce a '25 portable, device thatcan-be employed for 4transporting and dispensing beverages and whichshall v vbe ,so constructed that it can be easily filled and which shallalso permit the container to be surrounded with ice, or otherrefrigerant so as to maintain-the contents at the proper lowtemperature. l n y yAnother object of this invention is to produce `adevice in whichairpressure can easily be ap- .15 plied to the liquidso-that it will flow fromfthe l Vcontainer whenever it is to bedispensed.

` A still further object of the invention isy to produce a device inwhich the container is located in. a heat `insulated box and vsecuredtheretoin such a way that it can be readily removed, but which, when inplace, will be held in assembled position invrespect to the box.

A still further object is to produce a device in which a removable drippan is secured to the outf j y v cylindrical shapeandthe ends 8 and 9are pref--` erably flat. Secured to the linside* of twoopposside of therefrigerator box, infpositionto catch anydrip that may take place.

The above and other objects that may appear as I the descriptionproceedsare attained by. meansof arconstruction and an arrangement of.parts that Ywill now be describedy in detail, and for this purposereferencewill be hadto the accompanying l drawing in which ythepreferred embodiment of the invention` has been illustrated, and inwhich: Fig.- l-is a vertical section through 'theheat' insulated box andshows the container in place therein, a portionof the container beingbroken away to better disclose its construction; Fig. 2` is asectiontaken on line 2-2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3, Fig. 1;

and

Fig. 4 is a ing it removed from the heat insulating box.

In the drawing the cylindrical container'l has beenA shown as enclosedvin a box 'comprising' cause it is theA intention to employ ice forcooling the contents of the container. The cover is constructed in thesaine manner as the walls and is of a size to t inside of the box asshown in Fig. 1.

A flange 4 is secured to the outer edge of they cover and rests on topof the box in a manner side elevation of the container showclearlyapparent from the drawing. The upper surface of thecover; is flat and issuitable for use asa tray on whichglasses can be supported When thedispenser is in use. The sides lfof thebox are eachprovidedwith"oneiorlmorej hooks I8, that .serve to receive the anges I1-of the drip pans or shelves I6. vY; These vshelves caribe constructedin.

any suitable way but have been shown asy having 1 a at; bottom, verticalflanges-and a downwardly projecting flange l1. One side ofthe boxy is;provided withY an opening directly above yone shelf and extendingthrough this openingy is-ashort in placeby any other suitable means,fAjfaucet I4 is secured tor the outer erid of pipelS. The

inner endv of pipe I3 has a threaded section with y,

which a threaded coupling member l2"coopera`t'e:s.

`The kupperk surface ofthe bottom 2v is provided with a roundlpan-likemember I3 having an outingsides 1 are supports 2l, thatareprovided at their inner endswith arcuate sections which encan'beopenedand closed by means of a valve member22. Where thecontaineris ofsufficient vsizeto` hold several gallons of liquid, for example threegallons, eachpetcock has a pipe 2 l opening .at a different level, thelower oneis located at such a level that when the liquid is up to thisgage the outer surface of the container and hold itin upright position.The top of the container :has beenvshown as provided with three spacedopeningseach of; which has a petcocl:.2l`V that level, there will be,one gallon in the container, v 'and when it is up to the level of thelower end of the second pipe, there will be two gallons in thelcontainer. The lower end of the other pipe is located at the threegallon level. When filling the container, the 'petcock corresponding tothe number of gallons desired is left open and rwhen the liquid reachesthis level, it will iowV out thus g indicating that the desired quantityof liquid has beenintroduced into the container.

For the purpose of supplying pressure to the container it is providedwith a pump 24 and a pressure gauge .25 that designates the pressurev'minates nearthe bottom as shown inFig. 1.

The outer end of pipe ID has been bent' into a 25 gwhichthegiiquidjiete.be raised kis'ner;y great, :end

.e n since there' is always a 'gas 'pressure' derivedafron the. gaswithin the" liquidgthey contents.l ofy the mgef 20.

coi1 and extending from this coil isla short section that has` its endprovidedwith a ange for engagement with the sleeve l2 as shown in Fig..l'2. When the container .is to be removed from the box, the sleeve l2 isrotated so as to disconf Qnect it from the faucet, after which thecontainer canfbe removed by ,lifting` it upwardly so as to slide thelower endjout `of engagement with thev Whenbeer is to be introducedinto' the rcontainer* theleg or barrel fromwhich the `beer is taken isconnected @with the faucet by means. of aiiexible rubber tube afterwhich the faucet is opened, thus permittingbeer to flow into` thecontainer. lffit, is desired to introduce"v the ybeer against apressure`,.-t`ne container canbe' n inflated to thedesire'd pressure andthis.'p`r'es.. sure maintained by proper `cor'itrolof the"`pet cockuntil. the required .amount loiliquid hasf been introduced.' .f After:the desired amount of liquid has been introduced,the,faucet is closed.v`Ice can now be `packed about the container and thefbox andcontainerwill` then bein position tol beytranksported to the placewherethe con-4tentsisJtol be dispensed. Since the height, to

gmt-1k wj11sa1ways readily fiowwhenever the faucet t4 isfopeng but 'ifany. specified'pressure is j desired, thisr can f easily beobtainedebylinilatlng lithecontainer by means `ofthe `pump`24.

1 lv Itis evident; that by, means ofazldevice like that `(shown, anddescribed,` beverages` can.I be. readily transported and j.' dispensedIandmfthis excessive'formationof froth.rk

, yThe" pump as Vwellas tliesip'hon orpipe yIll is secured place by `athreaded 'connection and fclanfberemove'd' when necessary for cleaning.vThe V`absenceoi joints in the' pipe I 0 preventsthe beer -froxn'lceingagitated andl this prevents the makes it possible ltol` .serve Iliquidrefreshments withgreate'r ease and with a. ,greater degree of Ycleanlinessythan would be;p`ossib1ein.gany other' n Way.. By. means ,offthis dispenser the use of f'bot; tles:4 is unnecessary and therefreshmentsfajare Y served rin bulk zwith'outr theobjecton usually at,-

t'endng bulk service because v the 'gases are not' i fpermitted toescape and thereforethe liquid is l' as fresh -as if dispensed from" thekeg vcrecentainer lin'which it is` shippedefrom the facto'ry.

e. The terni 9box? asused throughout thefspecication: and y"claims isemployed in abroad sense to designate a receptacle for receiving thebeverage container.

Having described the invention what is claimed asnew is:

, `1. A combined refrigerating and dispensing device for liquidscomprising in combination a box `composed ofr heat-insulating materialand having an open top, a removable cover for closing the top, ar pipeextendingthrough a. wall of the box, apffaucet attached `tothe outer endof i the pipe, an: air-tight container .located within @the box `and inspaced relation to its walls so as to provide ayspaceafor receiving ice,means for supporting the container in uprightl position, a

conduitextending from the containerat its top *t above the-icereceivingvspace'and having one end located adjacent the bottom of the container,a.l coupling for detachably connecting `the, ex-v terior 4end `of saidconduit tothe pipe, said coupling being j located lout of 'line lwithlthe container so as'fto permit the 'vertical `introduction "l of thecontain'eri into and'withdrawal from the box upon detachment ofthecoupling, 'and lairemovable shelf beneath thefaucet,v said shelf hav- 2.-A combined refri'g ratingfand dispensingr'ao device fonllqudscomprising in combination a.

` box composed Vof heat-insulating" lmaterial and `having an opentop, ayremovable cover for closi ing ahdownturned ange anda platesecured25 tothe'outside of theV-boxhaving itsv upper endl yoffset therefromtoprovide a, pocket to -slidably jreceive vthe downeturnedriian'ge. 1

ing the'top, apipeextendingl through a'Wall of v the" box, afaucetattachedto ytlle outer ende-of the pipeg'an air-tight container locatedwithin the box kand `inspaced relation'to`its Walls `so Vjas provide aspacefor receiving ice, means -TOr'Su'ppOrting the v`container'inupright position, al conduit-"extendingfrom"the container `at "its `topyand having'one-end located adjacent thebot-r tom of the container, acoupling for detachably DAVID" HgWATKINs..

